Question about transferring/time off

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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I was a highschool dropout. I then got my stuff together, and attended a few different community colleges. I attended for roughly a year and received a 4.0, except one semester when I was working ~70 hrs./week and I got two B's. I then transferred to a top 50 flagship state school where I have a ~3.8. I'm currently applying to transfer, although I am relatively sure I will not get into the school applied to (yes, the single school). I was curious if it would look bad if I again took a year off from school, considering that I already have a somewhat spotty record of staying in school. I currently have a 2030 on the SAT (rather well distributed if that matters), and will obviously retake if I leave school. I only want to transfer to a top 15 school, because those are the only places I could justify going into debt for. So, 1. would it reflect poorly that I have already left high school, then took my time in CC (I was in a semester out a semester ect...), and now am taking time off again from university? and 2. would I even have a shot? Because, obviously, if I don't I'm not trying to waste my time.</p>

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<li><p>No.</p></li>
<li><p>How many units will you have? Many of the highly selective schools don’t permit transfers with more than 2 yrs of college credit. </p></li>
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<p>You have a ‘shot’ but not a great one, mainly because of your Top 15 limit, as those schools tend to have very low transfer rates. This is more a general evaluation of anyone only targeting these few schools, not an assessment of your personal situation.</p>